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eyestrain


eye·strain

noun \ˈī-ˌstrān\

Definition of EYESTRAIN

: weariness or a strained state of the eye

Examples of EYESTRAIN

  1. After looking at the computer screen all day she had eyestrain and a stiff neck.

First Known Use of EYESTRAIN

1874

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